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Bengaluru: Amid a spike in daily coronavirus infections, the Karnataka government has decided to impose a weekend curfew starting on Friday 10 pm till Monday 5 am in a bid to contain the COVID-19 spread in the state.
The weekend curbs come amid the state witnessing an unprecedented spike in daily COVID-19 cases. More than 5,000 infections were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Thursday.
The new cases pushed the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the state to 30,22,603, while the death toll has reached 38,358 as one more patient succumbed to the deadly virus yesterday.
Know what’s allowed and what’s not during this period:
During the weekend curfew, theaters, malls, pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, cinema halls, multiplexes, and auditoriums are allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity. Only those who have taken both doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter.
No gatherings will be allowed in public places.
All offices will function five days a week from Monday to Friday during this period.
The Government Secretariat will run with officials below the rank of Under Secretary at 50 per cent of the working strength.
The Public transport including BMRCL will operate as per the directions of the Chief Executive of the organization to cater to the needs of people for emergent purposes during the weekend curfew.
Schools in Bengaluru apart from classes 10 and 12 will be shut down for two weeks from 6 January, according to the state government.
Marriage Functions are permitted to be conducted involving not more than 200 people in open spaces and 100 people in closed places strictly adhering to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and prevailing guidelines issued by the state government.
Religious places are allowed to open only for Darshan. No seva, etc, are allowed. Entry of people will be restricted to 50 persons at any given time who are fully vaccinated.
Malls, shopping complexes, all stand-alone shops, and establishments shall operate as usual during weekdays.
Swimming pools and gyms shall operate at 50 per cent capacity but entry will be restricted to fully vaccinated persons.
Sports complexes and stadiums are allowed to function with 50 per cent capacity.
All rallies, dharnas, protests are prohibited during the weekend curfew.
There shall be intensive surveillance at the border of Kerala and Maharashtra as per the prevailing circular/guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka. The same guidelines are extended to the State of Goa.